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The first in Royal Mail's pictorial Post & Go issue, this set of stamps depicts a six garden birds chosen as a result of RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch: the Blue Tit, Robin, Starling, Goldfinch, House Sparrow and Wood Pidgeon. Celebrate the first commemorative stamps issued from a machine with this beautiful first day cover.

• Limited numbers personally signed by famous artist designer of the stamps Robert Gillmor
• Featuring the first set of Royal Mail's pictorial Post & Go stamps - Garden Birds taken from Royal Mail's presentation packs
• Cancelled with our specially designed Garden Village, Sheffield postmark
• Commemorate a truly British piece of postal history

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Special Signed Edition

A limited number of these covers have been personally signed by designer of the stamps Robert Gillmor. Robert is an ornithologist, artist, illustrator, author, editor and founder member of Society of Wildlife Artists. He worked with Royal Mail to produce this set of bird stamps which we love!

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Birds Post & Go Series

The Birds Post & Go stamp issues are an interesting piece of postal history - commemorative stamps issued from machines. The first and second set of stamps of the issue all featured garden birds, which were chosen as a result of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Great Garden Birdwatch, whereas the third set depicts water birds that can be found on or close to Britain's lakes, rivers and streams. Post & Go terminals are a relatively new philatelic inovation, allowing customers to weight their letters and packets, pay for and print postage labels and stamps without the need to visit the counter. Trialed in 2007, there are now over 30 Post & Go machines around the UK, and have helped many people avoid those dreaded queues!

The Last of the Summer Wine

To commemorate the very final episode of Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running and one of the most popular comedy programme in Britain, we decided to use the stamps from this Birds Post & Go issue to create some special first day covers. Both covers are helping us to raise money for RAF Bomber Command.

Our main Last of the Summer Wine cover features a full set of the Birds Post & Go release and our specially designed Holmfirth, Huddersfield postmark, where the show took place! Special editions are available signed by Alan Bell, the show's producer for the last 30 years.

Our second Last of the Summer Wine cover also features the full set of Birds Post & Go stamps and the Holmfirth postmark, and this time two special signed editions are available. Click the image above to find out more!

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Quick Facts: Birds Post & Go Garden Birds I FDC is a First-day Cover Issue date : 17th September 2010

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